Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs South Carolina State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
#82
Michael Smith
Sophomore tight end for Ole Miss. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Savannah, GA · Calvary Day
Transferred South Carolina → Ole Miss for 2026
The numbers
20
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 10 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 13 yds, vs South Carolina State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Ole Miss. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from South Carolina to Syracuse in 2026.
Michael Smith
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Michael Smith arrived at Syracuse from South Carolina. The receipt on tape: 13 rec yds, 1 receptions against South Carolina State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2021
- Entered the portal
20247 games
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Calvary Day School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ole Miss
2025South Carolina
2026Ole Miss
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shane Beamer — 13-12 over that span.
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 10.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Luke Musgrave’s 2022 season.
69%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
Matches Luke on
Weight
Height
Class year
Differs from Luke on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Pedersen's freshman season at UCLA (2024).
79%match
Matches Jack on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Jack on
Class year (lower)
Background
2026 (JUNIOR): Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills. SOUTH CAROLINA: Appeared in 16 games over the course of two seasons with the Gamecocks, making eight starts ... Played in four games with one start during the 2025 season, catching two passes for 20 yards...
The tight end room · Ole Miss
- #4Caleb Odom197 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Luke Hasz28 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Michael Smith20 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Wyatt Smalleyno box-score line yet
- #86Brady Prieskornno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology